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Estudiar (to study) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Estudiar (to study) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Estudiar - Conjugation of to study in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Profesiones y estudios (Professions and studies)

Conjugation of to study in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo estudiaba I was studying
tú estudiabas You were studying
él/ella estudiaba he studied
nosotros/nosotras estudiábamos We studied
vosotros/vosotras estudiabais You were studying
ellos/ellas estudiaban They were studying

Example phrases

Spanish English
En la sala de lectura, estudiaba literatura. In the reading room, I was studying literature.
Estudiabas en la biblioteca para la novela. You used to study in the library for the novel.
El escritor estudiaba el catálogo de cuentos. The writer was studying the catalogue of stories.
Estudiábamos la sección de cuentos de hadas. We were studying the fairy tale section.
Estudiabais la tarjeta de la biblioteca. You were studying the library card.
Ellos estudiaban novela en la librería. They were studying novels in the bookshop.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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estudiabas, estudiaban, estudiaba, estudiábamos, estudiabais

1.
En la sala de lectura, ... literatura.
(In the reading room, I was studying literature.)
2.
Ellos ... novela en la librería.
(They were studying novels in the bookshop.)
3.
El escritor ... el catálogo de cuentos.
(The writer was studying the catalogue of stories.)
4.
... la sección de cuentos de hadas.
(We were studying the fairy tale section.)
5.
... la tarjeta de la biblioteca.
(You were studying the library card.)
6.
... en la biblioteca para la novela.
(You used to study in the library for the novel.)